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There is nothing glamorous about picking up dog poop. But, as dog owners, we do it anyway, because our four-legged friends can't do it themselves — and put simply: it's the right thing to do. In ...

Around 6.5 million tons of [mostly] plastic-wrapped dog poop winds up in landfills in the United States every year. As most cities see it, that’s the only safe option. Unlike wildlife scat, which ...

Are those green bags that claim to be compostable really better for the environment? We’ve got the scoop. Credit...Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Shutterstock Supported by By Rachel Nuwer ...

Kristin Hostetter is the Head of Sustainability at Outside Interactive, Inc. and the resident sustainability columnist on Outside Online. Hostetter has worked as a journalist in the outdoor industry ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Dogs (and their human companions) who visit Hillside Dog Park in Brooklyn Heights are helping to save the planet by recycling dog poop. It turns out that literally tons of pet feces ...

Myles Stubblefield was a self-described “dirty kid" growing up in Buffalo, New York. “I had my hands in every dirt pile," he tells Treehugger. "I played with worms every time we went fishing, and any ...

BATTERY PARK CITY, Manhattan (WABC) -- Pet owners in Lower Manhattan are doing their part to help the environment through a neighborhood program encouraging residents to compost their dog waste. New ...

NEW YORK-- When you hear the term "composting," food scraps likely come to mind, but one program is accepting another kind of waste. The hope is more dog owners will stoop down to pick up what their ...